Place:Hovin Municipality

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Short description: Former municipality in Telemark, Norway

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Hovin (no; no) is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 308-square-kilometre (119 sq mi) municipality existed from 1886 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between of Tinn Municipality and Notodden Municipality in the traditional district of Øvre Telemark. The administrative centre was the village of Hovin. The other main village in the municipality was Rudsgrendi on the opposite side of the lake Tinnsjå.[1]


General information

Administrative history

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.[2][3] On 1 January 1964, Hovin Municipality was dissolved and its lands were split up between the neighboring Notodden Municipality and Tinn Municipality.[4]

The following areas were merged to form an enlarged Notodden Municipality on 1 January 1964:[4]

The following areas were merged to form an enlarged Tinn Municipality on 1 January 1964:[4]

Name

The municipality and historic Church of Norway parish (sokn) was named after the old Hovin farm (Old Norse: Hofvin) since the first Hovin Church was built there. The first element is identical to the word Lua error in Module:Language at line 197: Name for the language code "non" could not be retrieved with mw.language.fetchLanguageName, so it should be added to Module:Language/data. which means "heathen hof" or a "temple for the Norse gods". The last element is Lua error in Module:Language at line 197: Name for the language code "non" could not be retrieved with mw.language.fetchLanguageName, so it should be added to Module:Language/data. which means "meadow" or "pasture". In this context, "Hovin" likely refers to a meadow location that was associated with a pagan temple or a religious site in the past.[5]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Hovin Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Gransherad prestegjeld and the Aust-Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder.[6]

Churches in Hovin Municipality
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Hovin Hovin Church Hovin 1850

Geography

The large lake Tinnsjå runs through the central part of the municipality on a north-south axis. The highest point in the municipality was the 1,342-metre (4,403 ft) tall mountain Store Ble.[7] Rollag Municipality (in Buskerud county) was located to the north, Flesberg Municipality (also in Buskerud) was located to the east, Gransherad Municipality was located to the south, Hjartdal Municipality was located to the west, and Tinn Municipality was located to the northwest.

Government

While it existed, Hovin Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[8] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Tinn og Heddal District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Hovin Municipality was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

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Mayors

The mayor (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Hovin Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[9]

  • 1886–1889: John Johnsen Rue
  • 1890–1891: Svend Gjermundsen Graver
  • 1892–1907: Østen G. Graver
  • 1908–1919: Østen Uverud (V/FV)
  • 1920–1922: Nils Hovinbøle (Ap)
  • 1923–1934: Hans Grasdalen (V)
  • 1935–1943: Gjermund S. Graver (Bp/NS)
  • 1943–1944: Olav Uverud (NS)[10]
  • 1944–1945: Olav O. Urdal (NS)[11]
  • 1945–1945: O.N. Kvendalen (Ap)
  • 1946–1947: Ole H. Johnsgård (Ap)
  • 1947–1957: John J. Grov (Ap)
  • 1957–1963: Halvor O. Rue (Ap)

See also

  • List of former municipalities of Norway

References

  1. ↑ Helland, Amund (1900). "Tinn herred" (in no). VIII. Bratsberg Amt. Anden del. Norges land og folk. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 446. https://runeberg.org/norgeslof/8-2/0458.html. Retrieved 2023-08-21. 
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  5. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1914) (in no). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 279. https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2006120600018. 
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  9. ↑ Sauro, Herbjørn K.; Rue, Ole Godtfred; Urdal, Olav H. (1987) (in no). Hovin-soga. Hovin i Telemark: Hovin bygdeboknemnd. pp. 423-428. ISBN 8299139201. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018022807004. Retrieved 2026-09-07. 
  10. ↑ "Ny ordfører i Hovin" (in no). Rjukan Dagblad: p. 2. 1943-11-22. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_rjukandagblad_null_null_19431122_33_228_1. Retrieved 2026-09-07. 
  11. ↑ "Ny ordfører i Hovin" (in no). Telen: p. 2. 1944-04-03. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_telen_null_null_19440403_17_79_1. Retrieved 2026-09-07. 

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